Clyde Lake Fishing Guide, Alger County, Michigan

• Overview

  Clyde Lake is one of the Alger County waters in Michigan. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. You are 25 miles from Munising. Newberry is 34 miles and Manistique 41 miles. Other water nearby: Mallard Lake some 0.4 miles off, Fishhook Lake 0.6 miles, Ewatt Lake some 0.9 miles off, Birch Lakes 1 mile and Wise Lake some 1.1 miles off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Clyde Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Alger County, recorded fish include yellow perch, rainbow smelt and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Clyde Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 64°F and January near 16°F on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Clyde Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. The water sits inside or beside a nature reserve, so expect extra rules. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Mallard Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Treat access at Clyde Lake as something to verify.